3.2.2 Water, food and energy security

Content

• Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
  • How pressure on resources affects the future security of places
• Geographic knowledge and understanding
  • The water–food–energy “nexus” and how its complex interactions affect:
    • national water security, including access to safe water
    • national food security, including food availability
    • national energy security, including energy pathways and geopolitical issues
• Case study or detailed examples
  • Detailed examples of two countries with contrasting levels of resource security
• Aims of this lesson
  • To be able to describe and explain the national water, food and energy security situation for Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

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